Someone's attacking Hillary. (And is it one of US?)

NEW YORK (CNN) -- An Internet ad slamming Sen. Hillary Clinton and promoting Sen. Barack Obama has been viewed more than a million times on YouTube, but no one knows just who is behind the elaborately produced spot.

The "Vote Different" clip is a remake of an Apple computer ad from 1984, which in turn was a take on George Orwell's "1984."

In the latest version, Clinton is cast as Big Brother, and excerpts of her speeches mesmerize a uniform, catatonic audience. As the audience files into a theater, a young woman carrying a sledgehammer runs up the aisle and throws it at the video screen, shattering it.

The ad ends with a message reading, "On January 14th, the Democratic primary will begin. And you'll see why 2008 won't be like '1984.' "

The screen then dissolves to a colorful "O" that resembles an Apple logo, with the Internet address "BarackObama.com" beneath.

Obama insists his camp knew nothing about the ad.

"One of the things about the Internet is that people generate all kinds of stuff. In some ways, it's the democratization of the campaign process, but it's not something that we had anything to do with or were aware of," he told CNN's "Larry King Live" on Monday.

"Frankly, given what it looks like, we don't have the technical capacity to create something like this. It's pretty extraordinary."

The only clue to who might be behind the mysterious ad was a posting signed "ParkRidge 47" -- apparently a reference to Clinton, who was born in 1947 in Park Ridge, Illinois.

CNN's email to the ParkRidge 47's post went unanswered, but Michah Sifry, editor of Techpresident.com, which monitors the nexus of technology and presidential politics, did get a response. The person behind the post told Sifry, "I want this ad to speak for itself, I'm not going to say who I am."...

Well, there isn't much unknown about the political philosophy or past behaviors of any of the front runners. So, why bother? The primaries aren't even gonna be held this year, much less the election, so who cares what idiots are doing or saying?

Given how much tear-down is already going on, I sure don't look forward to next year.

Separately, I wish primaries weren't until June or July. And no campaigning until the year of the election. Kinda hard for senators to take care of the nation's business when they're on the campaign trail. Governors oughta govern. Mayors oughta may . Save jet fuel. Less speechifying means less hot air into globular worming. Fewer promises to not be kept.

"When the president walks through the White House door,
And does what he says he'll do,
We'll all be drinking that free bubble-up,
And eating that rainbow stew." -- Merle Haggard

Separately, I wish primaries weren't until June or July. And no campaigning until the year of the election. Kinda hard for senators to take care of the nation's business when they're on the campaign trail. Governors oughta govern. Mayors oughta may . Save jet fuel. Less speechifying means less hot air into globular worming.

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Except for the globular worming (your vet has a pill for that), I can't argue with this. States are, of course, moving primaries up and up in an attempt to jockey for most influential position. It is kinda ridiculous and wasteful that we're already spending so much time talking about this when the election is 20 months away.

Who Created "Hillary 1984"? Mystery Solved!
For the last two weeks, the Internet has been buzzing about the hottest online mystery since lonelygirl15: who was behind the "Hillary 1984" video mashup?

Some suspected right wing SwiftBoaters. Some speculated it was the work of disaffected Democratic consultants. One blogger even pointed the finger at me.

As the intrigue deepened, the mainstream media joined the fray, with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both being asked about the viral smash -- and much talk about the impact user-generated political videos will have on the 2008 race.

Well, today I can end the guessing. Last night, we sent out a challenge to the HuffPost team asking them to hit the phones and contact all their sources. As a result, we have learned the video was the work of Philip de Vellis, who was the Internet communications director for Sherrod Brown's 2006 Senate campaign, and who now works at Blue State Digital, a company created by members of Howard Dean's Internet Team.

The video was posted on YouTube on March 5th under the username ParkRidge47 (Hillary Clinton was born in Park Ridge, Illinois in 1947).

The guy even said he'd vote for her if she won the primary, he just doesn't think she can win the Presidency and prefers Obama. Though I wonder if Obama has a chance either. This will probably be the same situation as with Kerry, where people didn't really like him, but saw him as the lesser evil.

Hey, I think I see Ron Paul nearby, except he is telling all of his selfish libertarians to spam the internet with stories about him.

What is so "tinfoil" about Kucinich?

His platform for 2008 includes:
-Creating a single-payer system of universal health care that provides full coverage for all Americans.
-The immediate withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Iraq and replacing them with an international security force.
-Guaranteed quality education for all, including free pre-kindergarten and college for all who want it.
-Immediate withdrawal from the World Trade Organization (WTO) and North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
-Repealing the USA PATRIOT Act.
-Fostering a world of international cooperation.
-Abolishing the death penalty.
-Environmental renewal and clean energy.
-Preventing the privatization of social security.
-Providing full social security benefits at age 65.
-Creating a cabinet-level "Department of Peace"
-Ratifying the ABM Treaty and the Kyoto Protocol.
-Introducing reforms to bring about instant-runoff voting.
-Protecting a woman's right to choose while decreasing the number of abortions performed in the U.S.
-Ending the war on drugs.
-Legalizing same-sex marriage.
-Creating a balance between workers and corporations.
-Ending the H1B and L3 Visa Programs
-Restoring rural communities and family farms.

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